414 steps

Giotto’s Bell Tower tickets: why climb this one

The tower is the only spot in the complex where the dome fills the frame. 414 steps, intermediate terraces, restoration that can crop the view. No single ticket.

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Shaft of Giotto’s Campanile with reliefs and white, green and pink marble

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Quick summary
Price from	€20 Giotto Pass
Hours	8:15–18:45
Booking	Slot if you hold Giotto Pass
Time	≈ 45 min

Giotto takes charge in 1334 and dies in 1337; Andrea Pisano and Francesco Talenti finish the design. Original reliefs live in the museum; the tower shows copies. Giotto bell tower tickets buy the climb, not the authentic panels.

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If you already hold Brunelleschi, do not buy again. If the dome is sold out, this is the vertical alternative.

Timing is everything

Side light at 8:15 or 17:30. Noon flattens the marble.

The insider entry

Tower base, not the church façade.

How to save

One pass, two days: tower one morning, museum the next afternoon.

How to get there

Ten minutes from SMN, south-east corner of the façade.

Official hours and pass prices: Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore, tickets.duomo.firenze.it. Partner (Tiqets) prices as of August 2026; they change.

FAQ

No. Giotto or Brunelleschi Pass (or tours that include it).

Yes on Giotto Pass. No on Brunelleschi, within 72 hours.

Nearly 85 m.

Yes; terrace open, views sometimes blocked.

Dome = 360° Florence. Tower = a portrait of the dome. Do not do both the same afternoon.

9–13 November.